The Lycan King's Fate Calling

Rufus' POV:

I froze on the spot and my mind went completely blank. I could only feel my heart being squeezed. It took me a while to come back to my senses.

I pried the little girl's hands off, squatted down, and looked at her seriously. "What's your name?" The little girl tilted her head to the side and looked at me in confusion. "You're my dad. How could you not know my name?"

I was choked. "I'm not your father," I said in a hoarse voice.

"Huh?" The little girl's doe-like eyes went as wide as saucers. "Daddy, are you playing games with me?"

I touched my forehead helplessly. "No, I'm not playing games with you."

"All right." The little girl wrapped her chubby fingers around my index finger and said solemnly, "My name is Beryl, but you should call me Baby Beryl."

"Okay, Beryl."

little girl puffed out

me where you're from?" Beryl thought for

whether I should explain to her that only she-wolves could get pregnant and give birth to babies, not male werewolves. But she was so young that I figured she wouldn't understand. I couldn't help but wonder

family? Who's your Mommy?" I

her head again, her eyes welling up with tears. "I can't remember.

looked as though she would burst

and called the doctor in. "Is she okay? She

She wiped her tears away, planted her hands on her hips, and started to recite

stunned. "Little girl,

They're just in

sigh of relief. To the doctor, I

"The child must've suffered a concussion thanks to those robbers. Concussions could lead to temporary memory loss. Presumably, before the child fainted, the last person she saw

and looked at Beryl wordlessly. If she lost her memory, things would be trickier now. Even if the notice worked, I couldn't be sure if the person who came to me was actually Beryl's family.

finally managed to open my mouth to refuse, Beryl turned around and